A joint meeting of the Editorial Board of the Journal ’Izvestiya Vuzov. Radiofizika’ and the Scientific Council of the Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences dedicated to the ninetieth birthday of Vitalii Lazarevich Ginzburg was held in the Conference Hall of the Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences (Nizhnii Novgorod), on 4 October 2006. The following reports were presented at the session:
(1) Zheleznyakov V V (Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhnii Novgorod). ’On the Nizhnii Novgorod school of Vitalii Lazarevich Ginzburg’;
(2) Andronov A A (Institute of the Physics of Microstructures, Nizhnii Novgorod). ’Chirality: optical rotation, the detailed balance principle, and life’;
(3) Bratman V L (Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhnii Novgorod). ’Fast moving radiators and their use in high-frequency electronics’;
(4) Derishev E V, Kocharovsky V V, Kocharovsky Vl V (Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhnii Novgorod). ’Cosmic accelerators for ultrahigh-energy particles’;
(5) Frolov V L, Bakhmet’eva N V, Belikovich V V, Komrakov G P (Scientific-Research Radiophysical Institute (NIFRI) Federal State Scientific Organization, Nizhnii Novgorod), Vertogradov G G, Vertogradov V G (Rostov State University, Rostov-on-Don), Kotik D S, Mityakov N A, Polyakov S V, Rapoport V O, Sergeev E N (NIFRI, Nizhnii Novgorod), Tereshchenko E D (Polar Geophysical Institute of the Kola Science Center, Russian Academy of Sciences (PGI KSC RAS), Murmansk), Tolmacheva A V, Uryadov V P (NIFRI, Nizhnii Novgorod), Khudukon B Z (PGI KSC RAS, Murmansk). ’Modification of the earth’s ionosphere by high-power high-frequency radio waves.’
A brief presentation of reports 2-5 is given below.

PACS: 96.50.S−, 98.70.Sa (all) DOI: 10.1070/PU2007v050n03ABEH006281 URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2007/3/h/ 2-s2.0-34547359634 2007PhyU...50..308D Citation: Derishev E V, Kocharovsky V V, Kocharovskii V V "Cosmic accelerators for ultrahigh-energy particles" Phys. Usp. 50 308–315 (2007) BibTexBibNote ® (generic)BibNote ® (RIS) MedlineRefWorks PT Journal Article TI Cosmic accelerators for ultrahigh-energy particles AU Derishev E V FAU Derishev EV AU Kocharovsky V V FAU Kocharovsky VV AU Kocharovskii V V FAU Kocharovskii VV DP 10 Mar, 2007 TA Phys. Usp. VI 50 IP 3 PG 308-315 RX 10.1070/PU2007v050n03ABEH006281 URL https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2007/3/h/ SO Phys. Usp. 2007 Mar 10;50(3):308-315 Оригинал: Деришев Е В, Кочаровский В В, Кочаровский В В «Космические ускорители для частиц сверхвысоких энергий» УФН 177 323–330 (2007); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0177.200703i.0323